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Gardner Denver has recently announced the successful completion of its merger with the Ingersoll Rand Industrial segment. The new company, known as Ingersoll Rand, began trading on 2 March 2020 on the New York Stock Exchange.
“Today’s milestone transforms our potential to generate extraordinary long-term value for our employees, customers, shareholders and communities,” said Vicente…
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Subsea technology and services company Cortez Subsea has won myriad 3D inspection contracts in the past year, which combined are worth over £1.5 million (€1.7 million).
The company has carried out work offshore Malaysia using the MCS Photo Realistic 3D Cloud (PRC), a subsea camera and software system that scans structures and pipeline sections to create a 3D cloud of millions of points to…
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued a new standard for pipeline inspectors that is expected to enhance safety and sustainability during pipeline construction.
The pipeline standard, API Recommended Practice (RP) 1169, Pipeline Construction Inspection, Second Edition, updates the issues that pipeline inspectors should review when overseeing each phase of a pipeline’s…
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Emerson has teamed up with Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI) to develop and market next-generation applications for artificial intelligence (AI)-based analytics and decision-making tools for oil and gas exploration and production (E&P).
Together, they will help oil and gas customers embrace digital transformation technologies and harness vast amounts of data to optimise their reservoir…
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Subsea 7 has announced the award of two contracts for offshore activities: the first was awarded by ConocoPhillips offshore Australia, with the second awarded by Murphy Exploration and Production – USA in the Gulf of Mexico.
The first contract, which is estimated to be worth between $300 million (€269.6 million) and $500 million (€449.3 million), was awarded by ConocoPhillips Australia…
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Italian energy giant Eni has successfully completed the construction of a gas pipeline connecting Bir Rebaa Nord (BRN) and Menzel Ledjmet Est (LME) fields in the Berkine Basin, located in southeastern Algeria.
The pipeline measures 185km in length with a diameter of 16 inches, and has a transport capacity of seven million cubic metres of gas per day.
The project will enable the export of…
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The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have updated a 2004 agreement that defines the agencies’ respective responsibilities regarding pipeline safety and security.
“This action will improve the safety and security of our nation’s energy infrastructure,” said US…
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Weir Minerals has added three new products to its Lewis range of pumps and valves for the sulphur, sulphuric and phosphoric acid industries.
The three new pumps – Lewis VL axial pump, Lewis horizontal process pump and Lewis vertical high pressure molten salt pump – have been designed to maximise wear life in highly corrosive industrial applications, while simplifying maintenance through…
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Commodities trading group Trafigura has formed a 50/50 joint venture with energy company Phillips 66 to develop and offshore deepwater port project in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The joint venture, known as Bluewater Texas Terminal, will develop the crude oil export project around 21 nautical miles east of the entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi.
Constructed by Phillips 66, the project will…
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Curtiss-Wright has agreed to acquire the stock of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services for CAD$81 million (€54.8 million) in cash.
Dyna-Flo designs and manufactures linear and rotary control valves, isolation valves, actuators and level and pressure control systems for the chemical, petrochemical and oil and gas markets. The business will operate within Curtiss-Wright’s commercial/industrial…
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The construction division of India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has recently secured a number of orders, including for works on a water and effluent treatment plant.
The water infrastructure order was secured from a customer in the United Arab Emirate and includes the execution of a recycled water transmission pipeline project.
The scope of this contract include engineering,…
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Germany’s KSB Group has added a new submersible motor pump to its Amarex type series, suitable for applications including wastewater, sludge treatment and the transport of storm water.
The pump can handle wastewater containing long fibres, solid substances, fluids containing gas and sludge, service water and grey water. It is equipped with either free-flow impellers (F-max) or open two-vane…
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Atlas Copco has recently announced two company acquisitions: US-based Dekker Vacuum Technologies, a supplier of vacuum equipment and service solutions for industrial applications; and German distributor of industrial compressors, Dr. Gustav Gail Drucklufttechnik.
Based in Michigan City, Indiana, Dekker has around 70 employees. In 2019, the company posted revenues of approximately $23 million…
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Weir Minerals has launched a new product offering for the slurry transportation industry: the Linatex ceramic hose, which combines the company’s Linacure rubber with high-quality 92% alumina ceramic tiles.
The new hose, which has been optimised through testing in real mining applications, is suitable for sites handling hard ores such as gold, coal, copper, lithium or iron ore.
“It’s…
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Researchers at Stanford University in the US have proposed a new way to locate water leaks in underground ageing pipeline networks. The improvement could save time, money and billions of gallons of water.
An estimated 20-50% of water is lost to leaks in North America’s supply system, a major issues as utilities tackle with ways to sustain a growing population in an era of water…
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EPIC Crude has successfully commissioned its 30-inch permanent crude oil pipeline, with the first deliveries of crude oil made from the Permian Basin to the market in Corpus Christi, Texas, US.
With the start of deliveries through this new pipeline, the company has now ceased interim service deliveries from the 24-inch EPIC Y-Grade pipeline. The new infrastructure extends from EPIC’s Crane…
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When replacing a single fluid system component, it is important to remember that the replacement costs encompass more than just the price of the part. There are the internal costs of procurement, installation and maintenance. In addition, the productivity loss that results when equipment must be shut down during maintenance is also an expense.
Though the overall safety of a plant is paramount,…
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Esval and Aguas del Valle, the second largest water utility outside of the Chilean capital of Santiago, has partnered with TaKaDu to improve its water network management and protect water resources in two Chilean regions.
TaKaDu’s Central Event Management (CEM) system will be implemented across the entire water network, which corresponds to around 7,000km of pipelines, where around 13,000…
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